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Alex · 07-24-2009, 11:07 AM

Yelling at a policeman is not even close to "disorderly conduct." If the charge was so justifiable why were they dropped immediately?

Because it was a policeman upset about not being shown proper obeisance (and I don't attribute that to racism so much as bullying) and so proving who was the one with power. The police officer ~~also apparently~~ may have violated state law by not providing his name when requested (the policeman disputes this saying he did give his name).

I won't deny that Gates may have also behaved stupidly (since generally it is stupid to not show the proper groveling obeisance that many police officers expect). But that is a different type of stupidity.

07-24-2009, 11:07 AM	#11
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yelling at a policeman is not even close to "disorderly conduct." If the charge was so justifiable why were they dropped immediately? Because it was a policeman upset about not being shown proper obeisance (and I don't attribute that to racism so much as bullying) and so proving who was the one with power. The police officer ~~also apparently~~ may have violated state law by not providing his name when requested (the policeman disputes this saying he did give his name). I won't deny that Gates may have also behaved stupidly (since generally it is stupid to not show the proper groveling obeisance that many police officers expect). But that is a different type of stupidity. Last edited by Alex : 07-24-2009 at 11:11 AM. Reason: Acknowledging ambiguous point.
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